On the evening of August 17, Korean small screen witnessed the rating competition of many works. Notable are the two films "Perfect Partner" (Good Partner/Jang Nara, played by Nam Ji Hyun), "Love Next Door" (Love Story Next Door/ Jung Hae In , played by Jung So Min).
According to Nielsen Korea, returning after 3 weeks of absence, 2 new episodes of "Perfect Partner" attracted attention when maintaining good performance in terms of viewership. In the latest episode, the movie recorded a viewership of 17.7% - an increase of 4.1% with the previous episode's rating of 13.6%.
This achievement of the movie "Perfect Partner" is not only the highest since its broadcast but also officially beat its predecessor movie "Mysterious Link" (played by Ji Sung, highest rating of 14.2%).
Along with that, Jang Nara's drama about divorce lawyers also achieved the highest number of viewers in the 20-49 age group with an average rating of 6.1% - becoming a most-watched program. of all genres broadcast this week.
Meanwhile, tvN's much-anticipated new romantic comedy - "Love Next Door" (Love Story Next Door/Mother's Friend's Son) debuted smoothly when it ranked first in its broadcast time frame across the world. cable channels with a viewership rating of 4.9%.
Episode 1 of the movie opens a complex but no less humorous story, revolving around the reunion after 10 years of the "young childhood sweethearts" - Bae Seok Ryu (Jung So Min) and Choi Seung Hyo (Jung Hae In). ).
They are both outstanding children in their parents' eyes, but Seok Ryu and Seung Hyo still have difficult feelings. The fact that the female lead canceled her engagement before the wedding day and quit her job in the US to return to Korea was a major turning point in her life.
S ports Seoul newspaper (Korea) evaluated that episode 1 of the movie brought joyful and warm laughter, heralding the birth of a stormy love affair around a never-seen-before neighborhood.
Along with that, the works of Jung Hae In and Jung So Min also suggest stories about the relationships between neighbors, friends, and each person's dreams.
In particular, the harmonious performances of the two main actors contributed to making "Love Next Door" more interesting.
If Jung Hae In was praised for his charm and nonchalant charm in his first romantic comedy, Jung So Min has shown well the somewhat strange but adorable aspects of Seok Ryu.
Her character receives sympathy from young people when she dares to live her life to the fullest but also knows when to stop so she can rest.
In particular, Jung So Min - Jung Hae In's "fighting" scenes where no one gives up makes viewers unable to stop laughing.
However, in the first episode, the film still has a minus point when the narration and reminiscences of the past of the male and female leads' mothers are lengthy, taking up 1/3 of the time. However, the actors' charming acting makes it easy for viewers to overlook this.
